Friday, February 7, 2014

It's National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month.

Preventing Domestic Violence through Martial Arts
 written by: Master McCorry

A healthy and happy relationship is the dream of every girl.
Unfortunately, according to a project named Love is Respect undertaken by the National Domestic Violence Hotline, one out of every three teenage girls in the US are abused physically or mentally by their partners. Though women are not the sole victims of such dating violence, it is a very sad fact that women between 15 and 25 years are victimized more usually than others. Till a few years before, dating violence was something we came across only occasionally in newspapers. But this peril has taken roots so deeply in the society that we have started hearing about such horrific stories in our own neighborhoods, social circles and peer groups.
These pungent realities have caused the National Domestic Violence Hotline to undertake many preventive measures. The decision to consider February 2014 as the Teen Dating Violence Awareness and Prevention Month is one
among those efforts. The aim of the program is to spread awareness about the menace of dating violence among teenagers and to prevent it as much as possible. They suggest that you talk to teachers at your local high school, bring up dating violence at the next school board meeting, and have a conversation with the teens in your life about healthy relationships. For more information, visit their website at http://www.thehotline.org




Teen Dating Violence – A Threat
In most of the dating violence issues you come across, teen girls are
usually victimized. This is mostly because women, especially if they are
physically weaker than their partners, cannot often defend themselves when
the abuse happens. By the time one realizes that this relationship is not a
healthy one for them and takes the decision to walk out of it, the abuse
would have totally shattered them, physically and mentally. Mostly, such
violence leaves women devastated, often unable to step into a happy and
safe relationship in future. And sadly, men with such a violent side often
show their true colors in the earliest dates itself, and ruin the lives of
women who haven’t even started a proper relationship with them. 
Martial Arts – A KICK in the right direction to Prevent Domestic Violence! Other than knowing the early stages of an abusive relationship and ending it by reaching out and calling for help, the only practical preventive measure is to learn a proper self-defense option – something like a martial art. Being trained in a powerful martial art will help you to escape from such dangerous and horrible relationships before you get trapped. Martial arts like Karate, Kung Fu and Kickboxing will give you the courage to fight back. It will also give you the confidence to choose only what is best for you in the future. Many victims of violence have regained their spirits as well as their strength through learning martial arts. In that sense, martial art is a prevention as well as a cure. In other words, martial art is a life saver.

Self-Defense-Oriented Martial Arts at Bruce McCorry’s Academy
Empowering the victims of violence is a big step. Bruce McCorry’s Martial Arts Academy (Peabody, MA) had been in the forefront of that fight from the time it was constituted. Effective and defense-oriented martial arts classes at Bruce McCorry’s will define your life for you. It will change the way you see the world and it will change the way the world sees you. And the society will stop looking at you as a victim. 

Martial arts coaching at Bruce McCorry’s academy is all about confidence,resistance and self-assertion. This February, join the effort to prevent teen dating violence with Bruce McCorry’s!

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Family Martial Arts

 Why Parents and Kids Should Join a Martial Arts Class Together
written by: Master McCorry

The parent-child bond is the strongest of all bonds. Nobody can recognize
the needs, necessities and safety of your child better than you, the
parent. However, on many occasions, we are forced to leave our kids on
their own. School, playground, extra-curricular classes, tuitions, weekend
sleepovers, group studies – our children spend more time away from us than
they do with us. Due to the hectic work schedule, the parents too find it
difficult to spend quality time with their kids. If your children grow up
without spending enough time with you, he/she can never be balanced in
his/her life. Is there a way to amend this drawback? Yes! the answer is
Martial Arts Classes. 
The Parent-Child Martial Arts Classes Martial arts is one of those programs which offer an option for the parents to join their kids in learning. Popularly known as parent-child martial arts or family martial arts, these unique programs have a number of advantages.
1. Fun to share, moments to cherish From the day your kid was born, you might have had many moments to cherish – the moment they spoke first, the moment they walked first and so on. But just think about it – does your child have such moments to cherish? Have you been with them after they left behind their toddler stage? If you haven’t, then these martial art classes are your opportunity. Go grab it! 2. Ensuring the safety Martial arts is a genre of sports where chances are more that your child will get needlessly hurt. Of course, this won’t be the case if you choose well-reputed academies like Bruce McCorry’s. However, the programs offer you a chance you ensure your kids’ safety and be with them when they need you.

3. The Parental Impact The sports experts at Educated Sport Parent note that a parent can enrich children’s experience of learning a new sport just by being with them when they learn it. This parental impact will help to entrench your kids’ interest in the sport. They will understand that their parents support them in their endeavor. They can practice with you at leisure time. You can be their guide once you master the art yourselves. Why not give your child a fillip? 4. Say yes to health! Martial arts can be your official fitness regime as well. Martial arts can keep you and your child healthy, fit, energetic and happy. It can keep lifestyle diseases at bay. It will refresh your mind like a meditation session does. And what more, you can enjoy all the fun with your kid!
Parent-Child Martial Arts at Bruce McCorry’s Academy Before you pay a visit to your nearest local martial arts center, think a moment. This has to be a special choice because it is not only for you but for the entire family. This is not merely to pass time, but to make productive use of the time. You need an academy that will train you and your kid to perfection. Bruce McCorry’s Academy of Martial Arts in Peabody MA is such a dignified martial arts center. The academy offers you once-in-a-lifetime chance to join parent-child martial arts classes that are unparalleled in the US. Don’t let this golden chance go!

www.brucemccorrys.com